Abt reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(261 total reviews)

Mike, Ricky, Jon & Billy Abt

87% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Abt has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 261 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Abt employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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261 reviews
5.0
Oct 28, 2018

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Pros

Abt is without a doubt the kind of place that anyone working in retail wants to be. They are firm but fair in every case, and accommodate the personal schedules of their employees to a level rarely seen in a fast floor, customer-service based environment. Easy family to work for, they are carrying on the tradition of their family name with employees and customers every day. Employees are empowered to make decisions that most corporate environments require a week's worth of committees to arrive at. I drive an hour one way in order to get to work, and this company is the reason why. Our motto is "the answer to any reasonable question is YES" and this is the prevailing attitude 82 years in.

Cons

none, other than I wish I had started my career here when I was just a kid.

5.0
Oct 28, 2018

Sales

Recommend
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Pros

Abt is the best place to work in Chicago land. I look forward everyday to come here. I love my job & would recommend to everyone to work for Abt. The family is great with everyone & they also will listen & talk to anyone with any questions in their mind. once again, truly the BEST PLACE TO WORK FOR IS ABT.

Cons

I wish I would have known about this company when I got out of college 20 years ago.

1.0
Oct 26, 2018

Dishonest and snake-like

Recommend
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Pros

Very good pay lots of overtime

Cons

Inside staff and driver installer staff are consistently on different pages. Upper and lower management are incapable of handling problems in a reasonable manner and make brash decisions in regards to their employees. Hours were relentless as I was working over 65 hours weekly. Bonus fund was used to hold people back rather than being a motivator to do better it was held over our heads as a looming punishment as in a low bonus fund means you don’t get raises.

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Abt Response
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We employee over 1,500 people with the average of them being here well over 10 years. Over the last 82 years, our owners and staff are extremely proud of what we have accomplished together. We believe the knowledge our management team and the family has acquired over the years working together set us up to continue our success for another 82 years and beyond. We are an extremely busy store and there is always a lot of work to be done which the majority of our staff is happy with versus being laid off and unemployed. We are proud to say we have never had a lay off in our history. You might view the bonus fund as negative, but Mr. Abt designed it to be an incentive to do the right thing. A couple million dollars is paid out to our staff every four months along with yearly reviews and raises. We focus on the negative only to correct it and constantly improve. We know it might be hard to not be a part of our great company anymore, but bashing us after you were let go won’t help.
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